Anadolu Agency's Morning Briefing – June 7, 2022

ANKARA (AA) - Anadolu Agency is here with a rundown of the latest developments around the world.

Ukraine’s president said that up to 25 million tons of grain are blocked in his country as he sought a secure corridor for Ukrainian vessels to ship it out to head off food shortages in some parts of the world.

Feeling the heat over Sweden’s support for a terrorist group based near Türkiye’s borders, the Scandinavian country’s opposition has proposed cutting ties with a deputy who supports the terrorist YPG/PKK.

Israel’s coalition government failed to pass a bill renewing the legal status of Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank.

A fourth straight failed rainy season has exacerbated a biting drought in Somalia and left the country facing food insecurity, malnutrition and famine.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the countries that closed their airspace for his flight to Belgrade wanted to show their "servility" to the EU to prevent him from voicing Moscow's position in a European country.

Yemen’s warring sides agreed to launch a joint coordination room to help pave the way for bringing the country’s seven-year war to a close.

India successfully test-fired a nuclear-capable, long-range ballistic missile.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson survived a leadership challenge by beating back a no-confidence vote from his own Conservative Party.

The Dominican Republic's Minister of the Environment, Orlando Jorge Mera, was shot and killed Monday morning in his office by a close friend.

At least 32 journalists have been killed in Russia’s ongoing war on Ukraine.

China justified its move to deploy military jets when Canadian and Australian surveillance planes were hovering over the South China Sea, asserting that it was reacting to potential threats to regional peace and stability.

Over 77% of voters in Kazakhstan have approved constitutional amendments that seek a new governance model.

Britain plans to send Ukraine long-range missiles for the first time, according to the country's defense secretary.

At the United Nations, the country’s internationally recognized name has been changed from Turkey to Türkiye, said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

A mosque in Austria was subjected to an Islamophobic and racist attack.